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Health: Inhibitor drugs are powerful, but come with dangers
January 15, 2026
As medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro dominate headlines and social media feeds, it is easy to think of them as simple weight-loss shortcuts. But during a talk on Tuesday Jan. 13th at the Boca Gr…
Pulitzer Prize finalist Levine on the collapse of the Old South
January 15, 2026
BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE
Friends of Boca Grande Community Center is proud to host distinguished historian and author Bruce Levine for a captivating lecture on his acclaimed book, The Fall of the…
Spanish Point trip
January 15, 2026
BY BETSY JOINER
The mid-December morning began with beautiful cool weather, not sure who was more excited, me, the teachers or The Island School students! The bus drivers were great, and I think…
Events Roundup: Jan. 16-22
January 15, 2026
Friday, Jan. 16
• Farmer’s Market, Bayou
• Boca Grande Live, D.K. Harrell, Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium
• Chowderfest, The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club
Saturday, Jan 17…
A Caddy Shack 9 & Dine Day
January 15, 2026
Caddyshack 9 & Dine was held at Lemon Bay Golf Club on Jan. 10. Here, Steve Hansen, Tanner Slider and Scott Gravino at the Gopher Hole. Photos by Caroline here.
Preservation Board approves Gasparilla Inn’s spa expansion
January 15, 2026
Above, Simmel presenting the plans for the spa project. Photo by Garland
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved two projects at its January meeting, including a 15,000 square foot a…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Sarah Sheridan
January 15, 2026
Mahjong tiles, jumping with tarpon
For Sarah Sheridan, Boca Grande has never been just a vacation destination. It has always felt like a second home, a place layered with childhood memories, fami…
Dog tag owner found, but mystery as to how tag beached
January 15, 2026
Above, Scozzafava awards Laffaire with a diving coin. Photo by Matt
In July 2024, Marie-Laure Laffaire was visiting Gasparilla Island from Paris, France. For years, she and her three children alw…
Bridge traffic up 7 percent for year
January 15, 2026
Above, the new “Share the Road” bike pavement markings this week. Photo by Garland
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority held committee meetings Wednesday, Jan. 14 at the newly remediated admini…
Service for architect Hank Browne set for Saturday in Charlottesville
January 15, 2026
Above, Browne, in a profile in 2004, and below, in a story in 2009 while on the Preservation Board, as he railed against ugly island signage at the beach streets at a meeting.
A funeral will be…











